02-18-2024, 04:00 AM
First, a little back ground to set the stage...
I bought Howa mini 22" 6.5 Grendel, about 4-5 years ago. LOVE the rifle! I added a 20 moa rail & upgraded the scope after seeing it was a shooter!! Then a Boyds Pro Varmint stock and better bottom metal. I pillar bedded then bedded bottom metal & recoil lug & tang. The gun would shoot well under MOA with Hornady, Sierra & Speer bullets. Dosen't like Noslers?? Plus do ghat with AR-Comp, Benchmark, 2230 & 2200 Powders!!!! But, the bigger scope, stock made it heavy & I didnt hunt it for two years. Last year, I was gifted a very nice Hawk optic and thought it would be nice on that lil Howa. So I got ta thinking... I want my LWT hunting rifle back!! So I started ta strip it back down. Factory stock, LWT one piece tally rings Jefferson bottom metal to remove ghat box magazine. Then install the new scope. Ba BAMN! 6# 5oz loaded, with sling!! I hunted this last year and loved it!! I took my biggest and best buck with this rifle.
So, I have a good stock, DIP bottom metal with a couple three mags, a 20 MOA rail. I really contemplated a second, HB Grendel. But when I looked on Brownells, I noticed 6ARC offered... I stRted watching videos and reading articles and thought altho heavily overlapping mt Grendel, 243 & 6mm Remington W/1:8 24" HB. It was better yhan a third Grendel. (have AR upper too)
So after a month deliberating... I tried ta order but Brownells is out of stock!! CS says End of March is SCHEDULED next delivery. NOT guarantied. Lil bummed I almost back ordered. A friend suggested I watch on line sources. Well today, I found & bought a 6ARC 20" Threaded Howa Mini!
I have been making brass...
https://youtu.be/tr3oCHO2lYA?si=VFl-rejerxxeY_lB
Prepping and Turning necks...
https://youtu.be/AnFLcM-iOSA?si=8fA6iwSwn6zjdv9-
Then loading Fire Forming loads...
https://youtu.be/PTeuyadYrqk?si=sM5oNoF5C9J7178e
Today I loaded one longer ladder with a 85g Sierra BTHP over Lever. Along with three boxes of converted 7.62 brass.
Now a week or so wait and I can pick up and assemble and hit the range!!
CW
I bought Howa mini 22" 6.5 Grendel, about 4-5 years ago. LOVE the rifle! I added a 20 moa rail & upgraded the scope after seeing it was a shooter!! Then a Boyds Pro Varmint stock and better bottom metal. I pillar bedded then bedded bottom metal & recoil lug & tang. The gun would shoot well under MOA with Hornady, Sierra & Speer bullets. Dosen't like Noslers?? Plus do ghat with AR-Comp, Benchmark, 2230 & 2200 Powders!!!! But, the bigger scope, stock made it heavy & I didnt hunt it for two years. Last year, I was gifted a very nice Hawk optic and thought it would be nice on that lil Howa. So I got ta thinking... I want my LWT hunting rifle back!! So I started ta strip it back down. Factory stock, LWT one piece tally rings Jefferson bottom metal to remove ghat box magazine. Then install the new scope. Ba BAMN! 6# 5oz loaded, with sling!! I hunted this last year and loved it!! I took my biggest and best buck with this rifle.
So, I have a good stock, DIP bottom metal with a couple three mags, a 20 MOA rail. I really contemplated a second, HB Grendel. But when I looked on Brownells, I noticed 6ARC offered... I stRted watching videos and reading articles and thought altho heavily overlapping mt Grendel, 243 & 6mm Remington W/1:8 24" HB. It was better yhan a third Grendel. (have AR upper too)
So after a month deliberating... I tried ta order but Brownells is out of stock!! CS says End of March is SCHEDULED next delivery. NOT guarantied. Lil bummed I almost back ordered. A friend suggested I watch on line sources. Well today, I found & bought a 6ARC 20" Threaded Howa Mini!
I have been making brass...
https://youtu.be/tr3oCHO2lYA?si=VFl-rejerxxeY_lB
Prepping and Turning necks...
https://youtu.be/AnFLcM-iOSA?si=8fA6iwSwn6zjdv9-
Then loading Fire Forming loads...
https://youtu.be/PTeuyadYrqk?si=sM5oNoF5C9J7178e
Today I loaded one longer ladder with a 85g Sierra BTHP over Lever. Along with three boxes of converted 7.62 brass.
Now a week or so wait and I can pick up and assemble and hit the range!!
CW